Chhattisgarh: Women join commando force to fight Maoists

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Women in Chattisgarh's Bijapur are writing a new history of women empowerment by taking up arms against Maoists, after their war against alcohol abuse.

Women are accomplishing amazing feats in every field. Even in tribal areas of the country considered as backward, a new picture of empowerment of women is coming up.

If we talk about the women of Chhattisgarh, we find them fighting against liquor and other evils by becoming social commandos, while in the form of armed commandos, they are now fighting alongside police and security forces in the war against the Maoists.

Helping them further was the training in Maoist-affected district Bijapur. In some areas several women have been tricked into joining Maoist factions are now waking up to the reality and joining the training programme.

Led by DSP Uniyah Khasan Ansari, these women are camping in the forests and are part of search operations by security forces. This year Independence Day celebrations were held with the help of these women commandos in the Maoist-affected villages among the dense forests of Bijapur.